[1] He published under a number of pseudonyms, including "Falconbridge", "Jack Humphries", "O.K.
He started to publish humorous pieces as "Falconbridge" in Spirit of the Times newspaper, and which proved to be popular, in 1844.
A posthumous collection of his work containing 111 of his sketches, The Humors of Falconbridge, was published in November 1856.
[2] He also wrote a biography of comedic actor Dan Marble in 1851, and briefly published a comedic journal in Boston called The Aurora Borealis.
Kelley died perhaps of cholera in Cincinnati in 1855 and buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.